I recently received a video e-mail that had scenes of terrorists rioting, bombing, and getting people ready for beheadings. It also showed the collapse of the twin towers and a child cutting off the head of his teddy bear. Soon-to-be president Trump was narrating the lyrics of a 1968 Al Wilson song written by Oscar Brown in 1963, titled "The Snake". Many of you may have heard it but I feel it is worth repeating and expanding on its impact on the politics and events of our day. Here are the lyrics without repeating the refrain each time:
On her way to work one morning Down the path along side the lake A tender hearted woman saw a poor half frozen snake His pretty colored skin had been all frosted with the dew "Poor thing," she cried, "I'll take you in and I'll take care of you" "Take me in tender woman Take me in, for heaven's sake Take me in, tender woman," sighed the snake She wrapped him up all cozy in a comforter of silk And laid him by her fireside with some honey and some milk She hurried home from work that night and soon as she arrived She found that pretty snake she'd taken to had been revived She clutched him to her bosom, "You're so beautiful," she cried "But if I hadn't brought you in by now you might have died" She stroked his pretty skin again and kissed and held him tight Instead of saying thanks, the snake gave her a vicious bite "I saved you," cried the woman "And you've bitten me, but why? You know your bite is poisonous and now I'm going to die" "Oh shut up, silly woman," said the reptile with a grin "You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in (The Snake lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group) This was one of President Trump's messages about admitting Syrian and other refugees into our country without proper vetting. That was the snake he warned us about. As I thought about this message, I realized this was but one of the snakes we have to deal with. Another that quickly came to mind is the communist, socialist, progressive, and democrat system of gradualism. These groups don't expect to achieve their full agenda but only hope to move gradually toward their goal. If the Republicans pass a bill which can be labeled "Obamacare Lite" these groups will consider it to be their success. How do we know this? Because they told us. We would find out what was in Obamacare after it passed. And we did. And it was national healthcare. Did you feel and see the snake that was ready to bite us? We were forewarned and knew darn well what would happen. Gun control is another example. The left is always looking for a compromise. Too many on the right are ready and willing to hold that snake close and warm it up because they want to show they care. And then the bite comes. We lose again on willingness to compromise. We agree to background checks, concealed carry permits, magazine limits, gun locks, and many other regulations which will have no impact on murder rates or crime as the statistics reveal. And guess what. The left told us they were coming after our 2nd Amendment rights. We knew darn well what would happen if we cooperated, but we did anyway. The snake bites again. President Trump's new budget proposal is a small start to win one for our side. But our Congressmen must support it and, better yet, insist on more cuts. Now we must keep the pressure on them or the snakes will bite again. As has been quoted, "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me." We have been fooled, and bitten, more than once. As Yogi Berra said, "We made too many wrong mistakes."
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